is the use of words that appeal to the senses

readers infer what a character is like based on clues

the central character in a story

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A comparison without using like or as

opposes the protagonist

minor character who provides a striking contrast to another character

a language that is not literally true

contrast between appearance and reality in which the reader knows more about a situation or character than the characters do

situations in which there is a difficult choice between two courses of action

a type of figurative language that gives human traits to object, animals, or abstract ideas

a statement that seems contradict itself but may suggest an important truth

specific details about a character are stated explicitly

a work with a literal meaning and a symbolic one

a statement that seems contradict itself but may suggest an important truth

readers infer what a character is like based on clues

opposes the protagonist

contrast between appearance and reality in which the reader knows more about a situation or character than the characters do

a language that is not literally true

minor character who provides a striking contrast to another character

situations in which there is a difficult choice between two courses of action

A comparison without using like or as

A comparison using "like" or "as"

a work with a literal meaning and a symbolic one

a statement that seems contradict itself but may suggest an important truth

is the use of words that appeal to the senses

is an informal expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words

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contrast between appearance and reality in which the reader knows more about a situation or character than the characters do